3. Discuss the importance of the forensic pathologist or medical examiner making proper classifications of a victim's wounds during the autopsy

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Answer should include points such as the following:
Incorrectly classifying wounds can yield to incorrect conclusions about the events leading to death. The false leads created from these conclusions can hinder the death investigation by misidentifying the type of weapon used, the force used, and probably symptoms and precipitating events.